To:INESSA ARMAND

Written:Written March 13, 1917Published:First published in 1964 inCollected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 49.

      Sent from Zurich to Clarens.

      Printed from the original.Source:Lenin
	  Collected Works,

      Progress Publishers,[1977],

      Moscow,Volume 43,

      pages615b-616a.Translated:Martin Parker and Bernard IsaacsTranscription\Markup:R. CymbalaPublic Domain:Lenin Internet Archive

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DearFriend,

Obviouslymy former explanations of your silence were erroneous.

Youdid not “take offence”, did you, at my writing you about your not
having gone over the French text? Incredible! Incredible because
Abramovich, too, wrote to me on the same subject. Besides, is it
conceivable that anyone cantake offenceat such a thing??
Inconceivable!!

Andon the other hand, the complete silence, for instance, on the
question of the English translation is strange....

Ofcourse, if you don’t feel like answering, or even if you do, and
have decided not to, I shall not pester you with my questions.

TheLefts in Switzerland have now scattered away from us both here and
in Berne. (Things are good only with Abramovich and with you, as you havedirectmeans of approach to themassin lectures and
Abramovich has them in personal contacts.)

Thetalks with Yuri & Co. for the publicationby themof
pamphlets endorsed by the C.C. section abroad are finished.This is
welcome news!

FromRussia—nothing, not even letters!! We are making arrangements
via Scandinavia.

Allthe very best,Yours,Lenin

P.S.I am writing Usiyevich today in reply to his letter, in a spirit
of “reconciliation”.